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MADISON – Wisconsin’s local government associations announced a new statewide digital TV ad campaign that will air a 30-second election security ad&nbs
State Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association with a WCA Outstanding Legislator Award for her work on
By Bill Osmulski Local taxes in Wisconsin always go up no matter who’s in charge, but it’s usually done in a way that’s obscure, incremental and deniable. Not so with Gov. Evers’ new budget proposal. Sales Tax In a preview of his budget address earlier this year, Evers announced he wanted to let local governments create their own sales and use taxes because they have “been doing more with less for far too long.” Currently, the sales tax for state government in Wisconsin is 5%, but counties are allowed by vote of the board to tack on an additional 0.5%. Almost all County Boards hav...
In November, city of Milwaukee officials approved a 2021 budget that won’t replace 60 police officers who retire or quit.
Evers' budget allows local sales tax increases. Will Republican legislators agree? By Steven Walters - Feb 22nd, 2021 11:33 am //end headline wrapper ?> Milwaukee Center from City Hall. Photo taken September 23rd, 2012 by Erik Ljung. In November, City of Milwaukee officials approved a 2021 budget that won’t replace 60 police officers who retire or quit. Last week, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed a state budget that would let the City of Milwaukee – and all local governments with populations of 30,000 or more – begin charging a 0.5% local sales tax, i...